Is confirmation records the same as the baptism records

TM Kaleopa

Hi doing Zambia Archdiocese of Lusaka Church records, and came across confirmation register, and a little bit confused do I index these records as baptism?

https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/5d6e7ad6-1958-492c-b133-612a35082c44

Áine Ní Donnghaile

In the Catholic Church, no. Baptism is for an infant. Confirmation is for a child, usually, at the age of reason. 2 separate sacraments.

Áine Ní Donnghaile

The project instructions:

• Index all records with information about a birth, baptism, christening, marriage, marriage banns/intention, death, or burial.
• Mark all other images, including those containing only confirmation or communion records, in Step 1: Images as No, No Extractable Data.

TM Kaleopa

Thank you for your response, so my next question would be, do we index these records and if so, how? Thank you once again.

TM Kaleopa

Thank you for your response, I am aware of the project description, and have come across sacrament and communion records and from some response i have received, they say to just return to batch, however, I agree with your answer.